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D Hawaii Senate · District 17 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz

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Total votes
15,724
all sessions
Attendance
99%
46 missed
Higher than 82% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Sponsored
2,094
bills & resolutions
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Committees
1
assignment
2,094 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
2,094
Primary
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Primary SB 1235
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation the Government Employee Housing Program. Establishes the Government Employee Housing Revolving Fund. Clarifies eligibility for the Government Housing Revolving Fund and Government Employee Housing Program. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 327
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO INTERNSHIPS.

Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Provides that the State shall be the responsible employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job-training work experience program, subject to certain limitations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 442
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of benefits if the retirant is employed in a position identified for succession planning purposes. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1232
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.

Establishes a 3-year New Wastewater Technology Testing Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to test and evaluate new wastewater technology systems. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1234
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY.

Authorizes executive and administrative departments and agencies to enter into intergovernmental and partnership agreements with private sector entities, nonprofit organizations, and other governmental bodies. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD2)

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 740
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS.

Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate another agency, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, or Agribusiness Development Corporation, to monitor compliance with any restrictions imposed in a special permit.

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 436
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.

Maddy summarySB 436 limits the State Fire Marshal position to a maximum of three terms. This means no individual can serve as State Fire Marshal for more than three consecutive terms under this law. The rule takes effect on July 1, 2050. The bill directly affects the person holding the State Fire Marshal position, changing the term limits for that specific state office.

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 741
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes an External Audit Committee within the University of Hawaii to audit the University of Hawaii System and the Board of Regents. Requires annual reports to the Legislature.

Passed Dec 8, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 447
Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PILOT PROGRAM.

Establishes a Hiring Pilot Program within the Department of Health, which includes an amended hiring procedure for delegated position classifications, certain flexibilities regarding minimum qualifications for positions having a salary range at or below SR-10, the ability to directly hire certain individuals into a civil service position if certain conditions are met, and the authority to make certain temporary appointments at the merited civil service pay scale without step limitation. Applies to recruitments initiated before 7/1/2028. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 7/1/2028. (CD1)

Signed into law Jul 3, 2025 0 co-sponsors
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